4. Firm: Warren Redand StudioCRM. Project: Kimpton Schofield Hotel, Cleveland. Standout: A plant-filled niche in the lobby reminds us that Levi Schofield, architect of the 1901 building that now houses this hotel, was also a nature enthusiast.

6. Firm: Stonehill & Taylor Architects. Project: Axiom Hotel, San Francisco. Standout: A celebration of the city’s cable cars takes the form of crisscross lighting and an installation of chromatic ropes that descends through the main stairwell.